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, I remembered something..." Lu Qingrong was thoughtful, then freed up a hand, and pulled off the clothes on Shen Shuangzhao's left side, revealing the beautiful butterfly bones.

The coolness on his body made Shen Shuangzhao's body instantly become extremely stiff: "What are you going to do?"

Lu Qingrong stretched out her finger and gently touched the red three-petal flower on her butterfly bone: "Is this a birthmark or was it added later?"

Shen Shuangzhao: "Of course it is born with it."

Lu Qingrong stared at the "three-petal flower" for a long time, and said to herself, "It's really special."

"Why are you asking this?" Shen Shuang asked.

Lu Qingrong withdrew her hand: "It's nothing." After she finished speaking, she waved vigorously at the small candle lamp on the table, and the candle went out, and the darkness filled the room again.

Lu Qingrong let go of Shen Shuangzhao's hand, and lay down quietly beside her: "Tomorrow I have to get up early and hurry, so get some rest."

Shen Shuangzhao turned over, and all the bones in her body began to ache after such a toss.

"Go drink water when you're thirsty. If you want to play tricks later, don't blame me for being cruel to you." Lu Qingrong said.

Shen Shuangzhao didn't answer, but quietly retreated into the bed.She closed her eyes, and after she calmed down, various thoughts and memories kept pouring into her heart, and finally, under the tiredness, she sank into a dream.

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The next day, when Shen Shuangzhao woke up, the seat beside the pillow was already empty.She stood up and looked out the window. The sun wasn't too glaring, so it seemed that it wasn't too late.

"Get up, I'm leaving the city soon." Lu Qingrong suddenly appeared.

Before Shen Shuangzhao's eyes were fully opened, she was so frightened by her voice that she immediately woke up.She rubbed her eyes and looked at Lu Qingrong, who had already washed up, and even put on her veil without leaking water.

Seeing Lu Qingrong's veil, Shen Shuangzhao remembered what happened last night.Now that I think about it, my behavior last night was really unbelievable.At night, there will always be some inexplicable emotions that are different from usual.Forget it, just treat it as my own momentary confusion.

Lu Qingrong watched her coldly staring at her veil, twitching the corner of her mouth and sneering, "You just like my face so much?"

Only then did Shen Shuangzhao come back to her senses, and looked away in embarrassment: "I just woke up a little dazed."

After Lu Qingrong snorted softly, she turned and left.

Shen Shuangzhao shook her head vigorously, trying to clear her head, but don't do the absurd things like last night again.

After breakfast, Shen Shuangzhao followed Lu Qingrong to the gate of the inner city. Ziqin and Qilin had already prepared their carriages, horses and luggage and were waiting there, accompanied by a small team of plainclothes guards.

Seeing Lu Qingrong, the entire group saluted her respectfully.

"Young master, is she going with us too?" Qilin asked when he saw Shen Shuangzhao by Lu Qingrong's side.

Lu Qingrong glanced at Shen Shuangzhao from the corner of her eye, and said: "Huanhong wants to stay in the city, I just need a little girl who can learn martial arts by my side, so she is the only one. Also, if you leave the inner city, don't call me young master." , so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.”

"Yes, miss." Qilin also took a look at Shen Shuangzhao, and answered with fists in both hands.

Huan Hong came to bid farewell to Lu Qingrong: "Miss, you have to be more careful along the way."

"It's natural."

Huan Hong's eyes kept exploring back and forth between Lu Qingrong and Shen Shuangzhao, and she did not forget the scene she saw last night.It is already a big deal for Miss and Shen Shuangzhao to sleep in the same bed, and they are still sticking together in that position, it seems too ambiguous...

"Before my father comes back, I will leave the affairs of the city to you. During this time, I will trouble you." Lu Qingrong spoke politely and humbly to Huanhong, which made Huanhong feel uncomfortable.

"Where is the miss? It is Huanhong's great honor to do my best for Shahai and the people. I will do my job well." After Huanhong finished speaking, she said to Shen Shuangzhao in a bad tone, "Your way Be honest with me, and don't cause any trouble for the lady."

Shen Shuangzhao glanced at her, but said nothing.

"Okay." Lu Qingrong seemed a little displeased with her meddling, "Huanhong, go back, we're leaving."

Lu Qingrong and Shen Shuang got into the carriage, and the group walked slowly towards the outer city.

"Where are we going?" After holding back for a long time, Shen Shuangzhao took the initiative to ask about the itinerary.

Lu Qingrong was feigning sleep with her eyes closed, when she heard that she opened her eyes: "Outside Shahai City."

"Your majestic young master of Shahai City, and your father is not in the city, why did you abandon the city so hastily?"

Lu Qingrong said: "They don't have the guts to rebel. Besides, I didn't leave the city hastily, I have business to do."

Shen Shuangzhao felt a little uneasy in her heart, she frowned slightly, and sat on the side quietly worrying.The master was afraid that he was worried, but it was a pity that she couldn't go back for a while.She admitted that she couldn't go back for the time being, but if she could find a way to send a letter back and report to Master that she was safe, that would be great.

Just as he was thinking, the carriage soon arrived at Shawai City.Now it is the time when the market is lively in the morning, even if you are sitting in a carriage, you can hear the lively hawking outside.

Shen Shuangzhao had never been to the sand sea before, so naturally she didn't know what the market in the sand sea looked like.Now listening to the noisy voices outside, she couldn't sit still.

"Curious?" Lu Qingrong asked with a smile.

"Hmm. I wonder if the market in Shahai is as lively as the market in Shuilan City?" Shen Shuangzhao said honestly.

Lu Qingrong only thought that she was a little girl who was curious about new things, so she rarely said gently: "You can lift the curtain to see."

Hearing this, Shen Shuangzhao looked out unceremoniously.The shape of the bazaar in Shahai is not much different from that of Shuilan City, the only difference is the things traded in the bazaar.Shuilan City has a lot of water, fish and other aquatic products are relatively rich, and the sand sea is also dominated by dry land crops.

As the carriage moved forward, the things in Shen Shuang's vision changed from one crop after another.Zizania... Shen Shuangzhao's eyes lit up, as if she had thought of something.

"Can I go down and buy something?" Shen Shuangzhao asked timidly.

Lu Qingrong narrowed her eyes, trying to see something in her eyes: "What to buy?"

"I saw a peach seller outside, and it's been a while since you caught me in Shahai. When I saw peaches, I remembered the days in Shuilan City..."

"Okay, I'm not interested in listening to your homesickness. If you want to eat, go down and buy it. But if you want to take the opportunity to escape, I advise you to give up this idea." Lu Qingrong said, and then told Qilin to stop car.

"Thank you Miss Lu." Shen Shuangzhao thanked, "I don't know the way, and if I run away, I will die."

After she got out of the car, Lu Qingrong kept staring at her through the gap in the curtain.

"Brother, how do you sell these peaches..." Shen Shuangzhao chatted with the peach seller after getting off the car.

"How many girls do you want?"

"Four." Shen Shuangzhao casually perfunctory, and then asked, "The climate in the sandy sea is arid, so it is reasonable to say that you can't grow wild rice stems. I see that the old man next to him sells wild rice stems. Where did they get them from?"

"Shahai can't grow wild rice stems. These wild rice stems are all transported long distances from Shuilan City in the east." The boss was busy weighing the weight, and his words were more casual, thinking that she was a pampered official lady who didn't understand these things, so he told them all up.

Shen Shuang's eyes lit up when she heard this, and asked: "Shuilan City is so far away from the sand sea, the relationship between the two cities is not good, and there are caravans that will transport these things thousands of miles away?"

The boss smiled: "There are some things that Shahai can't eat. If the caravan transports things from Qingcheng or Shuilan City, someone will buy them. Someone will buy and someone will sell them. Of course, the officials will agree on what the two parties want." Acquiesced."

"That's how it is..." Shen Shuangzhao was thoughtful, "How often does the caravan go to Shuilan City?"

"For about half a month, there are two caravans. One is official, and the other is formed by the folks themselves. However, no matter whether they are official or private, they have to go through the guards in the city when they leave the city. Check." The boss handed the peach to Shen Shuangzhao, "Miss, your peach."

Shen Shuang took Taozi nonchalantly: "Thank you."

Back in the car, Lu Qingrong looked at her peach: "Why have you been here for so long?"

"It's just a few more chats with the boss, and I asked him something about Sha Hai." Shen Shuang didn't change her face, and handed a peach to Lu Qingrong, "Do you want to eat it?"

Lu Qingrong avoided the peaches she handed over, and regarded it as a refusal: "If you have anything to ask, just ask me, why do you need to talk to the peach seller?"

Shen Shuangzhao gave her a weird smile, and said something like irony: "Nine out of ten sentences that Miss Lu said were lies about me, I was afraid."

Lu Qingrong looked at her, and it took a long time to say a few words: "I confiscated the peach."

Shen Shuangzhao scolded her for being stingy in her heart, and angrily put a few fluffy peaches into Lu Qingrong's hands: "Who cares so much?"

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A few peaches were forced into Lu Qingrong's hand, and the fluffy feel made her feel a little uncomfortable.She lowered her head, frowning slightly, staring blankly at the things in her hand.

Shen Shuangzhao sat aside, her lips were tightly pressed, and she silently never looked at Lu Qingrong again.

"Last time outside Qingcheng, I lied to you and used you as my pawn. This is indeed true." Lu Qingrong put away a few peaches in his hand, "I also know that you still hold a grudge against this."

Shen Shuang fanned her eyelashes: "What's the use of talking about this now?"

"I always feel that you and I are destined. It was a matter of life and death when I met you a few times, but fortunately you survived in the end." Lu Qingrong's eyes widened, "If you are obedient, I don't want to hurt you again."

Shen Shuangzhao only found it funny when she heard this, and asked, "Where are you talking? What is my relationship with you, why do you want me to listen to you?"

Lu Qingrong smiled: "Just because you are within my control now, just because you have been defeated by me many times... There are many reasons, and the bottom line is that I am willing to do this."

"Miss Lu is really leisurely, and she still has the time to take care of me, an outsider." Shen Shuangzhao satirized her.

Just as Lu Qingrong was about to reply, a gleaming white sword pierced in from outside, and then he heard the sound of swords clashing outside.

"Assassin?" Shen Shuang asked.

Lu Qingrong drew out her sword: "It's just horse bandits who rob people and money in the desert. You stay in there and don't stand out." After she finished speaking, she flew out of the carriage.

"You guys are so brave!" Qi Lin yelled angrily at several horse bandits in linen clothes, "You even dare to intercept my Lu family's car?"

There are not many horse bandits, but more than ten people.The leader of the horse bandit was riding a big horse, with beards and big black arms: "I care that you belong to the Lu family and the Li family, and all your money is left behind. You are unlucky to meet me today."

"Don't talk too much, it's not sure who will win." Ziqin said.

"Stop talking nonsense!" the leader of the horse bandit cursed, and as soon as he took the horse's head, he dismounted in the scorching sun and screamed towards the sky with his head raised.Immediately, a dozen horse bandits rushed towards them on horseback.

The horseshoes kicked up layers of sand, and dozens of people fought into a ball in an instant.

A few throwing knives flew out of Lu Qingrong's hands, and they stabbed the horses that the horse bandits were riding.It didn't take long for the horses to become inexplicably manic, spinning around in place, neighing and running wildly.

The horse bandits panicked, some of them fell off their horses, and some of them were directly stabbed to death by Lu Qingrong's men.

The leader of the horse bandit felt that something was wrong, although the woman in front of him remained calm from beginning to end, but judging from the current situation, she was definitely a formidable character.As soon as he raised his whip, he ran straight to Lu Qingrong and came over.

Lu Qingrong curled her lips, and there was a murderous intent in Taohua's eyes.The leader of the horse bandit raised his big knife and slashed in Lu Qingrong's direction.Lu Qingrong quickly flew into the air, avoiding the attack of the horse bandit leader.

In the midst of the dust, Lu Qingrong disappeared, and the leader of the horse bandit began to look around.Although he is strong and strong, his heavy back and waist have greatly restricted his freedom of movement.As soon as he turned his head back, Lu Qingrong stabbed him from behind with a sword in his hand.

The leader of the horse bandit reacted fairly quickly, and the horizontal knife blocked Lu Qingrong's sword.He and Lu Qingrong confronted each other tit for tat, but the two of them went through a few tricks without deciding the winner, which made some horses restless.They were in a stalemate for a while, the bandit leader pushed the knife hard, and Lu Qingrong fell backwards. After taking a few steps back, his feet touched the ground.

At this moment, many horse bandits were no match for Lu Qingrong's people, and suffered heavy casualties.Only then did the leader of the horse bandit realize that he had provoked a difficult master today, and immediately gave the order to retreat.In an instant, several horses ran away.

Lu Qingrong saw that there were not many of them left, and he was worried about what to do, so he gradually put away his murderous intentions, and did not let Ziqin and others kill them all.Just as she put away her sword and walked back, she heard Qilin's exclamation.

"The carriage is gone! Then...Miss Shen..."

Only then did Lu Qingrong realize that the carriage had disappeared.She threw the sword to Qilin, and then jumped on the horse: "You wait for me here."

The frightened horses ran wildly in the carriage, and Shen Shuangzhao was shaken to the side in the carriage.Lu Qingrong told her to stay inside, but she was obedient.But not long after, there was chaos outside, and then she felt the horse neighing and dragging the cart towards an unknown direction.

Shen Shuangzhao reluctantly opened the curtain and glanced out during the turbulence, and found that the horse was dragging her to the Gobi without knowing it.The Gobi here is no longer a desert, but more of coarse sand and gravel, and even larger rocks.The horse seemed to have gone crazy and was still rushing up the slope, and immediately after the uphill was an extremely steep downhill.

Shen Shuangzhao knew that at this time, if she didn't stop the horse as soon as possible, or if she didn't get out of the carriage, she might be smashed to pieces when going downhill.Shen Shuangzhao tried her best to straighten up from the bumpy carriage, her driving skills were not good.Therefore, in this case, she could only choose to jump out of the carriage before it went downhill.

Shen Shuangzhao pulled the curtain and the door frame of the carriage to stand up, but unfortunately the carriage bumped more and more on the Gobi. After trying several times, Shen Shuangzhao was thrown back into the carriage and was injured all over.

Seeing that it was about to go downhill, Shen Shuangzhao bent her knees and crawled towards the car door regardless of the pain in her hands and feet.The moment he jumped downhill while riding the horse, he fell from the car abruptly.

She fell hard on the rough gravel of the Gobi and rolled down the slope until she was blocked by a boulder.Her hands, feet, and even her face were scratched by rough stones.

Lu Qingrong was riding a horse from another slope at this time, when she saw Shen Shuangzhao fell from the carriage, her hanging heart was relieved.

Shen Shuangzhao almost exhausted all her strength, she fell to the ground, grinning her teeth in pain from the injuries on her body.The only thing to be thankful for is that she is still alive.

The sound of horseshoes came from far to near, and Shen Shuangzhao raised his head slightly to look around, only to find that it was Lu Qingrong.

Lu Qingrong stopped the horse beside her: "Fortunately, you are smart enough to know that you cannot be smashed to pieces with the carriage."

Shen Shuangzhao narrowed her eyes and looked at the sun above her head, weakly: "Just now you let me stay in the car, but are you lying to me again?"

Lu Qingrong smiled when she heard the words: "You really hold grudges." She looked down at Shen Shuangzhao who was lying on the ground, and suddenly felt that she was lovable, "Get up."

Shen Shuangzhao turned her head to look at her. Under the scorching sun, Lu Qingrong on the horse seemed to be dazzling - charming and dazzling.

"Let me talk." Seeing that she was indifferent, Lu Qingrong repeated it lightly.

Shen Shuangzhao struggled to stand up while supporting the boulder beside her.As soon as she stood firmly, she saw Lu Qingrong stretching out her hand to her.

"This..." Shen Shuang looked at her hand and couldn't help hesitating.

"Get on the horse." Lu Qingrong didn't want to explain further, and turned his eyes away from her.

Shen Shuangzhao pursed her lips, thinking that it would be extremely difficult for her to walk like this, and it was rare that Miss Lu was willing to let her mount a horse, so she had better not waste this opportunity.After thinking twice, Shen Shuangzhao still grabbed Lu Qingrong's hand.

Lu Qingrong held her hand instead, and pulled it hard, and Shen Shuangzhao got on the horse with strength.

Lu Qingrong's hands wrapped around Shen Shuangzhao's waist and grabbed the horse's reins.

"Hiss..." Shen Shuangzhao suddenly gasped.

"what happened?"

Shen Shuangzhao remained silent, Lu Qingrong lowered her eyes, and saw bloodstains under Shen Shuangzhao's torn clothes.She looked carefully at Shen Shuangzhao's side face again: "Your face was also scratched."

Shen Shuangzhao subconsciously touched her face with her hands: "Yes."

"Don't touch it, I'll give you medicine when you reach your destination." Lu Qingrong said.After thinking about it, she took off her veil and put it on for Shen Shuangzhao.

Shen Shuangzhao was a little surprised: "This is?"

Lu Qingrong: "There is a lot of flying sand in the Gobi Desert. Wearing a veil can prevent the dust from entering your wound."

Shen Shuang raised her eyebrows, as if she realized something again.

Lu Qingrong seemed to understand what she was thinking, and her voice suddenly became cold: "Don't turn around. Otherwise——I'll slash your face."

Shen Shuangzhao immediately sat up straight: "You worry too much."

Lu Qingrong smiled silently: "I hope I am worrying too much." After she finished speaking, she clamped the horse's belly, and the horse walked back slowly.

In fact, the road was not far away, but because Lu Qingrong surrounded her tightly, the unique cold fragrance of Lu Qingrong's body was permeated all around, coupled with the hot weather and Lu Qingrong's body temperature, this made Shen Shuangzhao very uncomfortable.

Lu Qingrong didn't say anything along the way, and rode forward quietly.Sometimes she would be distracted, Shen Shuang's small ears and the white skin behind them reminded her of last night for no reason.Last night...Last night...the three-petaled flower on the butterfly bone, the slender and beautiful back... Unknowingly, the heart in Lu Qingrong's chest beat even stronger.

"Miss, you can count it back!" Ziqin's voice gradually brought back Lu Qingrong's scattered thoughts.

"No problem. Let's get back together and continue on our way. We must reach our destination before dark." Lu Qingrong said.

"Yes." Seeing that Lu Qingrong and Shen Shuangzhao were riding a horse together, and Shen Shuangzhao was still wearing Lu Qingrong's veil, her guards all lowered their heads.

After a while, the group resumed their journey.The carriages were gone, and almost all that remained were camels laden with luggage.Lu Qingrong and Shen Shuangzhao were still riding the same horse.

"This horse must be a good one, it can walk so far in the desert." Shen Shuangzhao said.

Lu Qingrong: "It's just because we haven't gone deep into the desert, otherwise the horse wouldn't be able to go very far in the hot sand."

"The environment in Sand Sea is much worse than Shuilan City and Qingcheng."

"So, how could the city lords who lived in those two cities control this desert area?" Lu Qingrong said behind her, "It is reasonable for Shahai to become an independent city."

Shen Shuangzhao was aroused by her: "Listen to you, are you very clear about the rebellion back then?"

"I was only three years old at the time, so I don't have much memory. I just learned about those things from my elders." Lu Qingrong paused, "Why, your master didn't mention anything about that year to you at all?"

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"Master seldom mentioned the past. My understanding of the events between the three cities in the past is only from the disclosure of a few sisters." Shen Shuangzhao recalled.

Lu Qingrong: "Aren't you curious?"

"Because I don't know much, so I don't know what is worth my curiosity."

Lu Qingrong smiled slightly: "That's right." She narrowed her eyes, and seemed to express her feelings, "Sometimes it's better to know less about things in this world."

Hearing what she said, Shen Shuangzhao felt inexplicably puzzled, why did Lu Qingrong have such an experienced tone... Shen Shuangzhao subconsciously wanted to look back at her, and when she turned her face away, she met Lu Qingrong's sideways gaze from the corner of her eye.Lu Qingrong's gaze made her suddenly think of the other party's taboo, she hurriedly turned her face away, there seemed to be some panic in her eyes.

Lu Qingrong didn't say much about this, and her eyes turned to the desert without focus.

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"Has your master mentioned to you about her husband?" After walking in silence for a while, Lu Qingrong raised the topic again.She looked down at Shen Shuangzhao's white nape, thoughtful.

Being mentioned by her, Shen Shuangzhao remembered what she overheard outside the main hall a few years ago.The sword that Master gave her...

"It looks like I mentioned it before." Seeing her hesitation and silence, Lu Qingrong had an answer in his heart.

"I remember you promised me one thing." Shen Shuangzhao said abruptly.

"Oh?"

Shen Shuangzhao: "By the Qingcheng River that day, you said that if I get what you want for you, you will return to me the sword I lost three years ago."

"That's right." Lu Qingrong did not deny it.

"Now, can you fulfill your promise?"

Lu Qingrong chuckled: "But, you didn't get what I wanted for me. I remember it clearly, that night you were arrested by Zhao Yueyao's people before you even found the shadow of Qin. That Qin, or Huan Hong went to get it herself."

Shen Shuangzhao was furious over it: "Lu Qingrong, you backtracked! You used me as Zhao Yueyao's bait from the very beginning. If I was caught, you could take the opportunity to get what you want."

"I understand now, but it's a pity that you were so stupid at the time, and you fell into my trap." Lu Qingrong said lightly, and there was suspicion of mocking her in her words.

Shen Shuangzhao knew that if Lu Qingrong became unreasonable, she could spend a whole city on her own. Although she was annoyed, she didn't want to see her again.

Shen Shuangzhao shrunk her body slightly, trying to keep a distance from the people behind her, only leaving Lu Qingrong with a somewhat aggrieved back.

"Shen Shuangzhao..." Lu Qingrong tentatively called her name.

"..." I don't want to talk to you for now.

Lu Qingrong frowned, but there was still a faint smile on her face: "Are you angry like this?"

"..." Shen Shuangzhao paused for a while, "It's not really angry."

"What is it if you're not angry?" Lu Qingrong decided that she was being stubborn.

Shen Shuangzhao sighed: "I just feel ashamed of Master. That sword was left to her by her husband, and as far as I know, Master's husband passed away more than ten years ago. Master loves me so much. The sword was given to me, but I lost it. If I had known that the sword was so important to her earlier, even if I had lost my life, I would have taken it back." She added, "Actually, what you said just now is not bad. I did not hand over the things to you, and you don't have to fulfill your promise. What's more, if I accidentally lost things, I naturally have to find them myself."

After hearing this, Lu Qingrong was silent for a while, and then said: "I only said that Huanhong got the Qin back, when did you hear that I was going to backtrack?"

Because of her words, a bright light flashed in Shen Shuangzhao's eyes for an instant, and she turned around excitedly, wanting to ask Lu Qingrong again in person.

Lu Qingrong never thought that she would turn her head suddenly, and it was too late to guard against it. This time, not only did their eyes meet, but because they were so close, their noses were about to bump into each other.Lu Qingrong took the reins of the horse, and the horse stopped after barking.

Shen Shuangzhao's gaze recklessly fell into Lu Qingrong's eyes. It was as if ice and snow were melting in Lu Qingrong's beautiful peach eyes, which made the black eyes more watery.

Lu Qingrong was not angry this time, but just looked at Shen Shuangzhao's piercing eyes quietly and indifferently.Time seemed to have paused for a moment.Not long after, Lu Qingrong stretched out her hand and took off the veil she put on for Shen Shuangzhao just now.Calmly, she put the veil back on her face.

She coldly turned her gaze away from Shen Shuangzhao's face, as if she had returned to her usual self.Lu Qingrong looked away and said: "It will be here soon, I will take back the veil."

Only then did Shen Shuangzhao regain her senses in a trance: "Okay..." She completely forgot why she turned around.

Ziqin led the camel and followed behind Lu Qingrong. Just now, Lu Qingrong stopped the horse suddenly, which surprised him.But it seemed that it was just something between the two girls, so he was relieved.

Shen Shuang turned around and sat down, her whole body began to become distraught, and her mind began to be filled with Lu Qingrong's eyes and appearance when she looked back just now.

Lu Qingrong didn't speak either, but her hand holding the rein was a little tighter.

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A group of people finally arrived at the so-called "destination".

Shen Shuangzhao got off her horse, and she looked around, always feeling gloomy.Shen Shuangzhao's eyes couldn't help being tinged with fear, she subconsciously looked at Lu Qingrong, wanting an answer.

Lu Qingrong handed over the horse's lead rope to his subordinates, and ordered Ziqin and others to untie the luggage from the camel and pack it up.She walked to Shen Shuangzhao's side: "This is the entrance of the village, if you are curious, I will take you in to have a look." After saying that, she walked forward.Shen Shuangzhao hesitated for a moment, but still caught up with Lu Qingrong.

Entering the village, the inside is no more lively than the entrance of the village.A few chickens were looking for food on the side of the road, and some villagers still had dogs tied to their homes.For unknown reasons, the dogs were lying on the ground weakly, looking like they were lingering.After walking a few steps forward, Shen Shuangzhao saw the dead body by the side of the road.Startled, she took a few steps back.

Lu Qingrong noticed her strangeness, and explained: "This village is far away from the main city of Shahai. Recently, a plague broke out in the village. I sent many doctors to look at it before, and also used some medicines on the sick villagers, but unfortunately nothing happened. It works. Dr. Ge also came here, and he also said that he couldn’t find a cure.”

"then you……"

Lu Qingrong said: "Take it as a last-ditch effort. There are so many people, young and old, so we can't ignore them all, right?"

Shen Shuangzhao was in a daze, and Lu Qingrong left a bad impression on her - cunning, treacherous, cruel, and even a bit cold-blooded.What she said now is really in contrast to her personality.

"The plague is contagious, you'd better stay away from those who are infected."

Shen Shuangzhao asked: "You don't let me get close to the sick people, so why did you bring me here?"

Lu Qingrong turned her head to look at her, her eyes filled with a smile of unknown meaning.

Shen Shuangzhao looked at her warily: "Could it be that you are planning something against me?"

Lu Qingrong restrained her smile: "No." She put her hands in front of her body and continued to walk forward, "I heard from Dr. Ge that when they came here, they separated the sick people from the healthy people. Here are the uninfected people." where people live."

"Then why are there dead bodies on the side of the road?"

"Maybe it's because after the doctor left, the villagers didn't listen to the advice, and the sick people ran in here again, and finally died on the side of the road, no one dared to take care of them." Lu Qingrong thought for a while, "I'll go to the sick area to understand the situation in a while, you Go back and find Qilin, he will take you to settle down. When I come back, I will give you medicine."

"Can I go with you to see?"

Lu Qingrong: "No. If you get sick, who can I ask to help me?" She took it for granted.

"..." Shen Shuangzhao had to admit that she was really used by Lu Qingrong.

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Shen Shuangzhao didn't mind the shabby village, she was very satisfied to have a place to live.

Night fell soon, but Lu Qingrong hadn't returned yet.Shen Shuangzhao was lying on the bed without any sleepiness. Seeing the fire outside, she got up, put on her clothes and walked outside.

"Miss Shen..." Qilin sat by the fire, his face was illuminated by the orange fire, and he held a slender branch in his hand, fiddled with the fire intentionally or unintentionally.

Shen Shuang sat down beside him: "It's very late, why are you still here?"

"Miss hasn't come back yet, so I'll wait. Although Ziqin accompanied her, I'm still a little worried." Qilin said.

"I've been waiting for her for a long time, and she said that she will give me medicine when she comes back." Shen Shuangzhao touched his face, and the small cuts on his face had all condensed into scabs.She doesn't mind at all, it will be fine.

Qilin didn't know her very well, and after saying a few words, the atmosphere turned cold again, only the sparks in the fire were crackling.Shen Shuangzhao stared at the raging flames in a daze, her thoughts drifted far away.

Qilin was also in a daze at first, but then remembered something.With a hesitant and cautious attitude, he asked Shen Shuangzhao: "Miss Shen, I have a doubt about one fact. I wonder if Miss Shen is willing to answer it for me."

Shen Shuangzhao just felt confused: "I'm not familiar with you, and I don't know what can be related to you and me?"

"I saw that Miss is very fond of Miss Shen. At Qingmen Pass that day, Miss saw that it was you, so she asked us to bring you back. But this time Miss didn't bring Magic Red with her, but brought you along. She also takes good care of you, so it can be seen that Ms. Shen holds a special weight in Miss's heart." Qi Lin smiled awkwardly, "I don't know what relationship Ms. Shen has with my lady before?"

Although Qilin asked politely, Shen Shuangzhao was still a little disgusted. She said, "It's okay for me to explain your doubts, but I happen to have something to ask."

"Miss Shen, please tell me."

"Why does Lu Qingrong always like to cover her face with gauze?"

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"..." Qilin was stunned for a moment when faced with Shen Shuangzhao's question, and he opened his mouth for a long time without daring to reveal a word.

Shen Shuangzhao stared at him with her chin in her hands, and asked, "Should our secret exchange continue?"

Qilin came back to his senses and pretended to clear his throat to cover up his hesitation: "Of course continue."

Shen Shuangzhao raised the corners of her mouth playfully: "Then why on earth is your master wearing a veil to show others?"

Qilin's eyes were erratic, and he lowered his head slightly: "In the desert, there are often flying sand and rocks. Miss wears a veil just to cover the flying sand."

"is it?"

"Naturally." Qilin said softly, "Since I told Miss Shen what she wanted to know, should Miss Shen keep her promise?"

Shen Shuangzhao said casually: "Lu Qingrong and I are old acquaintances."

Qilin thought she was trying to organize her words, but after waiting for a long time, Shen Shuang continued: "Miss Shen is finished?"

"You and I just made an exchange. Since it is an exchange, what both parties give and what they get must naturally be equal."

Qilin knew what she was implying. Although his lie was exposed in this way, Shen Shuangzhao did not expose it clearly.Qilin couldn't say anything more, turned his face away and stared at the burning flame in silence.

Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Shen Shuang also withdrew her heart.She cupped her face in her hands and turned to think about other things.

"Exchange? When I'm not here, what kind of big business did you do?"

Before the two of them could be fully absorbed, Lu Qingrong's voice took all their attention away.

Shen Shuangzhao looked up, and saw Ziqin and the others came back with Lu Qingrong carrying lanterns.Qilin hurried forward to meet him, but Shen Shuangzhao just watched Lu Qingrong walk towards him step by step until she stood in front of him.

Lu Qingrong lowered her head slightly, with her characteristic charming smile in her eyes, and the fire was still reflected in her eyes: "Tell me, what exchange did you make?"

Shen Shuangzhao's harmless eyes met her gaze, with a layer of unknown emotion: "This has nothing to do with you."

Lu Qingrong was not disappointed at all, as if she had expected Shen Shuangzhao's answer a long time ago.She stretched out her hand and took Shen Shuangzhao's hand holding her face: "You wait for me here, and I will apply medicine to you after I go to wash your hands."

"Okay." Shen Shuangzhao's eyes regained clarity, and she replied in a low voice.

"Qilin, you all go to rest too. After a day of driving, everyone is tired." Lu Qingrong instructed again.

"Yes, miss." Several people bowed their hands in salute, and Qilin secretly looked up at Shen Shuangzhao.

Lu Qingrong nodded, and went into the room with her hands behind her back.

Soon, everyone else went back to their respective residences, only the